The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23
GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOXERS.
DoMINcx MCAFFREY HIMSELF AGAIN
AND AFTER FARRELL

Ion OF those who were his friends and ed-
mirers seem destined to meet with success.
When he went into retirement last spring he
announced that II he felt all right In the fall he
should attempt to resume hoeing Just where
be left of In his row. MANY thought that Pat
Farrell would never give him Nm opportunity
10 regain tho laurels lost In the encounter with
that novice 1T the ComiIue; but Patrick seems
10 think that he 10 q huokleberry above Domi-
nicks persimmon. and he has posted good
money for fght with him. McCaffrey has also
nut no q forfeit, and now all that remains to
he done IL for their representatives to meet.
make terms, and draw up articles Of agreement.
bappen to know that Mac would tar rather
aobt in public for division OF the gate re-
.eints than battle for a stake, but he iB 80
.nxious to got another chance Mt Farrell that
be ia willing to waive his own preferences,
9TH this reservation: Mao demands that out
aide tho seconds Of each man. but ten men on
a side DO permitted to be present. or course,
Earrell cannot object to this. and feel reason
ably certain that the match between them ID as
GOOD as made II McCaffrey toes the scratch
the Mccartney who made chopping block OF
sparrow Golden. he ought to win. He says. and
his looks endorse his words, that he is now rs
we'll as he ever was and that he feels stronger
than he was when he went against Sullivan.
Though he feels confident that he can do the
Ballymahon Pct. he does not ds-Rise the I Iat-
srops youns teilow he said the other nis6t.
ewith plenty Of heart; and, huke or no iuke.
van Wv was abe to do knock me kicking. Thst
he did not knock me out was due solely TO the
he HI, ne too high nhs sSE Was
rev may not be the best fighter OF the day. but
Il there Il more manly 0r gentiemanly one
BY the way. now that these old ant agonists
are about to come togsther again. II may be IN,
teresting to detail the eirennsi!ances that LED
Farrell was about eighteen months ago, when
Billy McLnin said to me one day In Phiiadel-
sas and sss me spar
pupil have Hs, got hold S Of He h" s,zs
S Snd craW as ANY young lad ever handled
have only given him three or four Lessons, hut
be o bs s
how to handle himself s1nsS
sst HS %.Fa %sd %0rs tSs @s and
MsLan we're Sn friendly srms but 9ot long
RED these remarks back and forth, ana it was
as si they yT passed b. Meantime farrell had mad.
81 s: Ssss' '.S ~
try spared Pat IN the rss round and did not
s s%sy ns a al his
Farrell. and. leading with his right, sent 1, into
Farrell sI came 10 his CHAIR ut the end Of the
round Is s enc q the m1st scsnsie
u sno,sr e6ancs
The instant he lets 20 swing Tor hIs jaw with
your LETT with FL your might. You'll cop him
and down went Dominick ike lelled heel.
That he wasn't "copped" spre enough was
Sus e tss Will make ~ dsRsna
hand leads at the stomach the next time they
This match will Interfere with McCaffrey's
not prevent nd think hind Peter 81 h Is very
n %9 word : z with him. ! don't underrate him Z
snd acme much * h
their stories. The man who can get on to Jack
Burke as he did Is no SLOUGH. and II the reports
landed about the only erectiye blows thai were
delivered In that contest. want to be in tho
best possible condition when l face him. He
think We VIII" II DominicE succeeds with
Farrell and Nolan. he will try bard to get on
we'll we'll thought OF In the Northwest that there
them 70 Minneapoiis PIT hilien is one Of
ton will not prevent his knocking him as cold
as q wedge II they meet. and they probably
W" Alex. Mason. one OF Gotham's eldes, sporting
Ing the celebration Of the Queens Jubilee.
:as n snTon The
%oss SoHer and
sonsl ath etes OF England, among the sparrers
being Jem Smith. inc English champion. !
u
with thousands and hundreds Of thousands OF
saa sos.n SO
sn 'S Would PACK Madison square al IS .
He Is taller and bigger than Charley Mitchell.
nd much harder Tss Tho MEaps
Ho Is . thorough American. and he wishes him
suecess. BY. the way. what An awful silence
Tie was no AtisatIc cable when Hssnan and
6ayers were matched. but the arrival OF every
awsa Ttn sSf
e now manifested In the doings OF either Jake
AZ Predicted in The BUN last Sunday. Char
lsy Mitchell has challenged John l. sullivan.
4nd has posted deposit i9T q nght WITH him.
6s Se idea
that the first conner must DO the lirs! served,
lNe IcHOW VIII nave " taAv CoSuALaHCC Vi
Il II he CROSSES the briny, as 10 believed he now
Intends doing Cunning Charley has issued
this challenge to lessen SullivAn's status In the
o. is s.ioM sO..unS DL.1a, Htv VA. tedIv.i
that ~ Mitchell never challenged Jem smith
or disputed his title to the. championship
Ills MIngnsss 70 meet him again some time
we believe him. Besides, Charley will take
good care to have the fact that sully did not
accept Rilrain's challenge spread broadcast
through ngland. with view to creating the
Impression that Jake Is, the better man
to make Sullivan's tour financial failure. and
4 Sullivan, makes match with him he vii!
spare nopains or money to give him the worst OF
It. He will so arrange 1t that he will never enter
Q ring with Sullivan unless he is cock sure that
the very worst that he can get will he u stand
Oh. Sullivans friends would sooner see him
IN his comm than the victim OF Mitcheirs wiles,
but unless no displays more care aud caution
than be has OF late. he is likely to ial Into some
q the traps that will be set for him. Beware,
John. bewarel
Ing an antagonist under the most adverse cir
cumstances, Jack McAuliffe ID that man., Jem
Carney In the most formidable looking lighter
Of his inches and avoirdupots we have had
since Arthur Chambers was 10 his prime, MO
Auliffe virtually leaves sick bed to battle
with him, and II. under these circumstances,
ha n IA ahn with him. he